Improvement in combined parasols and whips



1 PERRINS.

Combined Parasols and Whips.

NOJGOJQL Patented March16,1875.

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JOHN PERKINS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED PARASOLS AND WHIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 60,791, dated March16, 1875; application filed November 5, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PERKINS, of San Francisco, in the county of SanFrancisco and State of California, have invented an Improved Whip andParasol Combined, for ladies; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters marked thereon.

My iiwention consists of a hollow staff or whipstock, which receives thewhip when not in use. The end of the whip is provided with a ferrule andscrew-thread, which is covered by an ornamented handle when incased. Theupper end of the stock is provided with a ferrule having a female screw,into which fits the male screw upon the end of the ferrule of the whip,forming a tight joint. Near the upper end of the stock I attach aparasol, which is folded when not in use, so as not to interfere withthe use of the whip-stock.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of parasol and staff,a part of the staff being broken away Fig. 2, an elevation of whipdetached; Fig. 3, elevation of parasol, whip, and stock combined, inposition.

A is the stock, made hollow to receive the whip, which is inclosed bythe handle B. The ferrule D, upon the end of the stock, is provided witha female screw, C, into which fits a male screw, E, upon a ferrule ofsmaller size at the butt end of the whip, forming a tight and sure jointwhen employed as a whip. Near the top of the stock I attach a parasol,F, which is kept folded, as shown, when not in use, or when the whip isthe socket.

When both a riding-whip and parasol are required separately, all that isnecessary is to disengage the whip from the stock by unscrewing it, andplace the ornamented handle G upon its end and screw the ornamental tipG into the upper end of the stock, and cover the lower or open end withthe handle B, when either implement can be used separately.

By this device a combined whip and parasol is provided, and muchinconvenience avoided.

I am aware that walking-canes constructed to carry or hold whips, fans,85s., are old, and such I do not claim; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As a new article of manufacture, a parasol having a hollow handle,'A,with screw-thread C, and the whip-extension A having the screw E, thewhole adapted and arranged for use as a parasol or whip at will,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

JOHN PERRIN S.

Witnesses:

C. W. M. SMITH PHILIP MAHLER.

